- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Australia, one of the most preferred destinations for Indian students, on Friday (3) refused to offer any economic support to international students who were unable to support themselves in the ongoing coronavirus crisis with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying the country must focus at present on its citizens and residents.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (3) discussed the the rapidly-growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic with India's top athletes, including cricket icon Virat Kohli and star shuttler PV Sindhu, urging them to support awareness campaigns on social distancing. More than 40 athletes, along with sports minister Kiren Rijiju, participated…
More than 30,000 doctors, including those who retired from government and armed forces' service, and private physicians have volunteered to help the Indian government fight the pandemic, a senior official said on Friday (3). The government on March 25 had appealed to retired government, Armed Forces Medical Services, public sector undertaking…
As many as 647 COVID-19 positive cases found in 14 states in the last two days are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Union health ministry said on Friday (3). Out of the 12 deaths reported in the last 24 hours some are related to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, Joint…
By Amit Roy SO, WHAT next for Mandip Gill? She is the Sikh origin actress who created quite a stir when she was cast as Doctor Who’s helper, Yasmin Khan, in 2017, alongside a black actor, Tosin Cole, as Ryan Sinclair, and Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien. The biggest fuss,…
TALENTED ACTOR KUNAL KHEMU ON HIS LIFE-LONG JOURNEY IN CINEMA by ASJAD NAZIR THE life-long cinematic journey of Kunal Khemu started as a naturally gifted child star who evolved into a powerful performer able to take on any role. That versatility has enabled the chameleon like Indian actor to fit…
The Indian government on Thursday (2) blacklisted at least 960 foreigners and cancelled their visas after finding that they were involved in Tablighi Jamaat activities, violating their visa conditions. While most people on violators' list were from Asian countries, it also included nine Britishers, four Americans and three French nationals, said…
Air India is planning to conduct multiple special flights to London between April 4 and April 7 to fly out foreigners stranded in the country amid the lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus, said senior officials on Thursday (2). India is under a 21-day lockdown till April 14 and all domestic and international commercial passenger flights…
The death of a Covid-19 patient from Mumbai's Dharavi, known as one of the biggest slums in Asia, has exposed its residents to the vulnerability of contracting the viral infection and sparked a fear of its spread in the highly congested area. Concerns rose as a second case of infection…
The US hopes that low-cost ventilators conceived by Indian engineers can eventually be mass produced as the critical medical equipment to save many lives from Covid-19, which has killed over 5,000 people in the country, and 40,000 globally. The US, which as per latest projections is expecting between 100,000 and…
